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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – California Connections Academy @ North Bay will hold a free information session for families on Wednesday, May 3.
The session will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western El Grande Inn, 15135 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.
California Connections Academy @ North Bay is a tuition-free virtual public school serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The school, which welcomed its inaugural class for the 2014-2015 school year, gives students in Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Glenn and Yolo counties the flexibility to learn at home with a curriculum that meets rigorous state education standards.
The information session will provide families with an opportunity to meet with Connections Academy @ North Bay instructors and staff and thoroughly explore the school’s program and curriculum.
Other topics to be covered include how teachers interact with students in the virtual environment, personalized learning opportunities including options for accelerated learning and gifted programs, college preparation, socialization, the role of the parent or other Learning Coach and the use of technology.
Families unable to attend this session are encouraged to attend one of our online information sessions.
For a full list of online information sessions, please visit http://www.connectionsacademy.com/california-online-north-bay/events.aspx .
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Gibson Museum’s next fireside chat will host an entertaining discussion with the former Middletown fire chief, Gene Bates.
The chat will take place beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the museum, located at 21267 Calistoga Road, at the corner of Calistoga Road and Callayomi Street, across from Middletown Square Park.
Bates has followed the evolution of firefighting in south Lake County since he moved here from the East Bay in 1957. He’s played important roles in that history, primarily his service as the Middletown Fire District’s full-time fire chief, probably the first paid chief, from 1983 to 1987.
He was actively involved before and after. An all-volunteer firefighting group served the community until the late 1970s; the current South Lake County Fire Protection District was formed in 1987.
Friends and neighbors on Cobb Mountain have long been entertained by Bates’ recollections of the challenges of local fire services as they pursued their challenges, defined their needs for equipment and supplies and then devised the means of getting those.
He will undoubtedly include stories of the controversies surrounding construction of the fire station on Highway 175. When the plans were introduced to the public it was dubbed “the Taj Mahal.” It replaced the building that now houses B&G Tire.
Fireside Chats are free of charge, although donations are welcomed to help support the museum.
Refreshments are offered, and guests are invited to come early to see the museum’s latest exhibits and chat with friends.
Seating is limited. For reservations email
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Thursday, April 6.
The meeting takes place at 6:30 p.m. at the Kelseyville Senior Center, 5245 Third St.
The agenda for the meeting includes reports from representatives for Congressmen Mike Thompson and John Garamendi, Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and State Sen. Mike McGuire, as well as reports from the representative of the Lake County Democratic Club.
Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.
The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body for the Democratic Party in Lake County.
For more information about the Democratic Party in Lake County visit www.lakecountydemocrats.org or www.facebook.com/LakeCountyDemocrats .
Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-533-4885 or by email at
MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – Mendocino County Public Broadcasting has completed its election for three open seats on the nine-person KZYX Board of Directors.
Members of the Philo-based community radio station elect board members, selecting from candidates who run for the three-years terms.
Jenness Hartley of Calpella, an appointed incumbent, won an at-large seat. A schoolteacher and the KZYX board secretary and meeting facilitator, Hartley clinched her spot with 453 votes, defeating candidates John Sakowicz (171 votes) and Robert Vaughan (83 votes).
Larry Minson, who ran uncontested and won 491 votes, will be the new board member from District 3. Minson has been involved in media since contributing to “The Seed” magazine in Chicago in the 1960s and has worked on many productions at the Ukiah Players Theater.
Erica Harrold, who was running uncontested for the District 4 seat, dropped out after the ballots had been mailed but won 431 votes. Her seat will be filled by a board appointment.
“I am very grateful to everyone who participated in the election,” said Meg Courtney, President of MCPB/KZYX Board of Directors. “It is time for the board to roll up its sleeves and get to work on robust fundraising, future planning and updating bylaws and policies, meanwhile continuing efforts to collaborate with various academic and vocational programs at Mendocino Community College.”
Courtney is retiring from her 4th District seat on the KZYX Board; Board Vice President Jane Futcher, an at-large member, is also retiring.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With a theme of “Strength, Resilience and Justice” Lake County Victim Advocates will join officials across the nation to mark the 37th annual National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 2 to 8.
Thirty-seven years ago, President Ronald W. Reagan declared the first National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to focus more attention on crime victims and survivors and the professionals and volunteers who assist them.
“This year’s observance provides an opportunity to pay tribute to all who have been harmed by crime and to recommit our energies to ensure that victims are aware of their rights and the services available to help them,” said Crystal Martin, program administrator, Victim Witness Division of the Lake County District Attorney’s Office.
In Lake County the celebration will include a barbecue of gratitude for our law enforcement and community partners who help us inform and enforce victims’ rights every day.
“Our Victim Witness Assistance Center staff can help victims navigate through the criminal justice system and direct them to a variety of resources in the community. Advocates can also help victims apply for financial compensation through the Victim Compensation Program,” Martin said.
“This program can provide qualifying victims reimbursement for a wide range of crime related expenses such as medical/dental treatment, mental health counseling, funeral or burial expenses, home or vehicle modifications, job retraining, and lost income. Program costs are paid entirely by fines and penalties from offenders, not by taxpayers,” she added.
During 2016, Lake County received applications for help from more than 180 victims of violent crime and their family members and provided services to 700 victims in fiscal year 2015-16 including case status, resource referral, restraining orders and court accompaniment.
For information about crime victims’ rights and services in Lake County, please contact the Victim Witness Division of the Lake County District Attorney’s Office at 707-262-4282.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County community is invited to participate in the Lake County Library’s Book-to-Action series of events, featuring the book “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, to be held during April at all four branches of the Lake County Library.
Three discussions of “A Man Called Ove” will take place on Wednesday, April 19, and a fourth discussion will take place Saturday, April 22.
On April 19 discussions will be at Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., at 2 p.m.; at Middletown Library, 21256 Washington St., at 2:30 p.m.; and at Lakeport Library, 1425 N. High St., at 5:30 p.m.
The April 22 discussion will be held at Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake, at 2 p.m. All of the discussions are free and no registration is required to attend.
The Lake County Library chose “A Man Called Ove” for its theme about the importance of community.
Ove is a lonely, grieving man who masks his sadness with grouchy outbursts and hyper attention to rules and regulations.
Ove plans to put an end to his misery but his neighbors inadvertently interrupt his plans and gradually he responds to their friendship.
In a series of darkly comic events Ove comes to value his neighbors and to be valued in turn. His story reminds us we are not alone in the world, and that community and connection matter. We wear our masks of strength or unapproachability hiding our sorrows and solitariness behind them.
The Book-to-Action program is a variation on the traditional library book group – it offers participants not only the opportunity to collectively read and discuss a book, but also to put their newfound knowledge into action by engaging in a community service project or activity related to the book's topic.
Book-to-Action is a project of the California State Library in partnership with the California Center for the Book, and it is being implemented in libraries throughout the State.
The project is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
The full calendar of events is available at all Lake County Library branches and is posted on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov . For more information call 707-263-8817.
Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.